Microstructures and soft magnetic properties of Fe80P20-xSix (x = 4.5–6.5) amorphous ribbons

Fe-based amorphous ribbons with excellent soft magnetic properties and mechanical properties were prepared in the Fe–Si–P ternary system. Enhanced soft magnetic properties could be achieved through annealing treatment of the ribbons for 1 h at 325 °C, which is far below the glass transition temperatures (462–474 °C). Icosahedral medium-range ordering with a size range of around 2 nm occurred throughout the amorphous matrix during the low-temperature annealing treatment. The annealed ribbons exhibited improved magnetic saturation of over 185 emu/g while maintaining good mechanical flexibility. During icosahedral ordering, the distance between the Fe atoms and the coordination number within the amorphous ribbon can be optimised for achieving high magnetic saturation. However, nanocrystallisation of the SiP and Fe₂P transition phases embedded within the amorphous matrix occurred after the annealing treatment for 1 h at 385 °C, which caused deterioration of the soft magnetic properties and mechanical flexibility of the ribbons. Therefore, the combination of high magnetic saturation and mechanical flexibility of the amorphous ribbons could be optimised through low-temperature annealing treatment without any nanocrystallisation.     

Electronic structure and half-metallicity in Heusler alloys Fe2YB (Y=Ti, V, Mn, Cr)

The electronic structure and magnetic properties of B-based Heusler alloys Fe₂YB (Y=Ti, V, Cr and Mn) have been studied theoretically. These alloys are all ferrimagnets except for Fe₂VB. The latter has 24 valence electrons and is a paramagnetic semimetal. Fe₂CrB is predicted to be half-metals at equilibrium lattice constant. The spin polarization of Fe₂MnB is also quite high. The calculated total moments are 1.00 μ_B for Fe₂CrB and 2.04 μ_B for Fe₂MnB. In Fe₂CrB and Fe₂MnB, the total moments are mainly determined by the partial moment of Cr or Mn. The Fe moment is relatively small and antiparallel to that of Cr or Mn. Under uniform lattice distortion, the half-metallicity of Fe₂CrB is more stable than Fe₂MnB, which is related to the detailed DOS structure of them near E_F.     

NiTi形状记忆合金热-力耦合循环变形行为宏微观实验和理论研究进展

论文对NiTi形状记忆合金热-力耦合循环变形行为研究的最新进展进行综述和评价.首先总结NiTi形状记忆合金在循环加载条件下的单轴、非比例多轴循环变形特性以及强烈的热-力耦合特性,阐述NiTi形状记忆合金在循环变形过程中出现功能性劣化的微观机理;然后,讨论在宏观和细观尺度上建立的三类NiTi形状记忆合金典型的循环本构模型,并评述代表性模型的预测能力;最后,总结已有研究存在的不足,对相关问题的进一步研究提出建议.在本构模型方面主要介绍了作者及其合作者在基于晶体塑性的热-力耦合循环本构模型方面的工作,突出了多种非弹性变形机制和强烈热-力耦合行为对形状记忆合金循环变形行为的影响.     

On the interest of microgravity experimentation for studying convective effects during the directional solidification of metal alloys

Under terrestrial conditions, solidification processes are often affected by gravity effects, which can significantly influence the final characteristics of the grown solid. The low-gravity environment of space offers a unique and efficient way to eliminate these effects, providing valuable benchmark data for the validation of models and numerical simulations. Moreover, a comparative study of solidification experiments on earth and in low-gravity conditions can significantly enlighten gravity effects. The aim of this paper is to give a survey of solidification experiments conducted in low-gravity environment on metal alloys, with advanced post-mortem analysis and eventually by in situ and real-time characterization.     

LY12CZ铝合金表面等离子浸没离子注入氮层的摩擦磨损性能研究

对LY12CZ(2024)铝合金进行了氮等离子体浸没离子注入(PIII)处理,分析比较了不同工艺参数下离子注入前后试样的化学组成、各元素的化学价态及其摩擦磨损性能.结果表明:铝合金表面改性层中形成了弥散强化的氮化铝(AlN)相;与基体相比,铝合金试样在不同条件下处理后的表面显微硬度均有所提高,最大增幅达1.4倍;铝合金的磨损质量损失减少了75%,摩擦系数显著降低,表面综合性能得到了显著改善.     

THE NONLINEAR MAGNETOELASTIC PROPERTIES OF 〈 110 〉 ORIENTED TBo.27DYo.73FE1.95 POLYCRYSTALLINE ALLOYS UNDER COUPLED MAGNETOMECHANICAL LOADING

In the paper, the nonlinear magnetoelastic properties of composition Tb0.27Dy0.73 Fel.95 〈 110 〉 oriented polycrystalline alloys are investigated under coupled loads of high mag- netic field and compressive stress. The magnetization and magnetostriction are measured simul- taneously under applied magnetic field from -800 to 800 kA/m and compressive stress from 0 to 25 MPa at room temperature. The strain coefficient and relative permeability are obtained by differential calculation from the experimental curves. The results show that the values of satura- tion magnetization （M~） under different compressive stresses remain invariably constant in the region of the high magnetic field. The saturation magnetostriction （As） increases with increasing compressive stress and reaches 1680 ~ 10-6 under 25 MPa. According to the increase of the com- pressive stress, the hysteretic loop area of magnetization and magnetostriction increases, while the maximum relative permeability and strain coefficient decrease. Additionally, the influence of the bias magnetic field on the mechanical property is taken into account. The stress-strain relation- ship is nonlinear and sensitive to the applied external magnetic fields along the axis of rod. The results obtained are a useful complement to the existing experiments for theoretical approaches and engineering applications.     

An incremental variational approach to coupled thermo-mechanical problems in anelastic solids. Application to shape-memory alloys

We study the coupled thermo-mechanical problem that is obtained by combining generalized standard materials with Fourier’s law for heat conduction. The analysis is conducted in the framework of non-smooth mechanics in order to account for possible constraints on the state variables. This allows models of damage and phase-transformation to be included in the analysis. In view of performing numerical simulations, an incremental thermo-mechanical problem and corresponding variational principles are introduced. Conditions for existence of solutions to the incremental problem are discussed and compared with the isothermal case. The numerical implementation of the proposed approach is studied in detail. In particular, it is shown that the incremental thermo-mechanical problem can be recast as a concave maximization problem and ultimately amounts to solve a sequence of linear thermal problems and purely mechanical (i.e. at a prescribed temperature field) problems. Therefore, using the proposed approach, thermo-mechanical coupling can be implemented with low additional complexity compared to the isothermal case, while still relying on a sound mathematical framework. As an application, thermo-mechanical coupling in shape memory alloys is studied. The influence of the loading strain-rate on the phase transformation and on the overall stress–strain response is investigated, as well as the influence of the thermal boundary conditions. The numerical results obtained by the proposed approach are compared with numerical and experimental results from the literature.     

普通凝固Mg-Zn-Y准晶材料的摩擦磨损特性

采用普通凝固方法制备Mg-Zn-Y准晶材料,在不同试验条件下对普通凝固Mg-Zn-Y准晶材料进行了干摩擦试验,研究了载荷和磨损时间对准晶材料摩擦特性的影响,并对磨损表面形貌及磨屑进行了观察与分析.结果表明:随着载荷的增加,摩擦系数减小;在相同载荷条件下,随着Y含量的增加,摩擦系数及磨损质量损失均逐渐减小,耐磨性逐渐增强.     

Enhanced Dual Fuel Cell Electrocatalysis with Trimetallic PtPdCo Mesoporous Nanoparticles

The facile preparation of platinum‐based catalysts with designed compositions and structures is of great importance for fuel cells. In this work, a one‐pot method is developed to synthesize monodispersed trimetallic PtPdCo mesoporous nanoparticles (PtPdCo MNs) with uniform morphology and size. The proposed synthetic method does not require any hard template or organic solvent, which greatly simplifies the preparation procedure. PtPdCo MNs, with a highly porous structure, exhibit enhanced electrocatalytic activities and excellent stabilities for both the formic acid oxidation reaction and the oxygen reduction reaction, relative to bimetallic PtPd MNs and commercial Pt/C catalyst. The proposed synthetic method is highly valuable for the design of mesoporous multimetallic catalysts for fuel cells.